Our Family

Sunday, February 10, 2013

With the death of our friends daughter...it brings back the knife-blade feeling of losing our sweet Sanjay all over again. My heart aches for Peter and Becky and their family. We miss you, Beth, and we miss you too, Sanjay!

I love the Rule of Life of Elizabeth Gerads and would like to share it with you, these were available on small cards at her wake tonight:

Code of Amiability

To be amiable, as the Mother of God is amiable, one must radiate a strong sweetness -one that will bring a smile to the lips of another and invite confidence...

What are the ten commandments of the Code?

The Code of Amiability obliges one: 1. To smile until a kindly smile forms readily on one's lips. 2. To repress a sign of impatience at the very start. 3. To add a word of benevolence when giving orders. 4. To reply positively when asked to do a favor. 5 To lend a helping hand to the unfortunate. 6. To please those toward whom one feels repugnance. 7. To study and satisfy the taste of those with whom one lives. 8. To respect everyone. 9. To avoid complaining. 10. To correct (if one must) with kindness.

These are the dispositions which union with the amiable Virgin will place in our heart.One of Beth's favorite songs...it will be sung at her funeral tomorrow. A beautiful song for a beautiful girl who dedicated her life to God. We just returned from her wake...heart-wrenching and lovely at the same time. Fr. Beck spoke and lead the Rosary...he was very consoling. -Venerable Teresita Quevedo (1930-1950)